Palaeohypotodus volgensis Zhelezko 1999 (sand tiger shark)

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae

Full reference: V. I. Zhelezko. 1999. Taxonomic names, in Elasmobranchii and Palaeogene biostratigraphy of Trans Urals and central Asia. Materials on the Stratigraphy and Paleontology of the Urals 3:1-323

Belongs to Palaeohypotodus according to V. I. Zhelezko 1999

Sister taxa: Palaeohypotodus bronni, Palaeohypotodus lerichei, Palaeohypotodus rutoti

Type specimen: Zh-Km16/E3, a tooth

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Palaeohypotodus volgensis in the database

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